Tech Dorm Gone Wild

WSJ's Andy Jordan hangs out at a dorm at the prestigious MIT, which houses a coterie of fidgeting student-technologists with a penchant for tinkering, and an eye for changing the world.

from Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows.

New folder icons in Windows 7? No

Tom Warren over at Neowin has a post about a Windows 7 build 7004 that was shown off recently. Here’s a shot:

He suggests that Microsoft has changed the folder style in Windows 7. But those are just Live Mesh folders.

UPDATE: Just spoke with Tom and he’s already updated the post. Nothing to see here. :)

This Is Not Good...

Mozilla’s Firefox is the most vulnerable application of 2008
by Shoaib Hashmi{over at StartupMeme}

Massachusetts based Bit9 has released a report containing a list of The Most Vulnerable Applications of 2008. The criteria for an application to be vulnerable is also described on the report. Some of which are described below.[more]

weekendTECHreview for Sept 30/Oct 7, 2007

to here podcast click here
tech stories:

• another DRM-free audio store for our choosing
• more pressure on Microsoft to extend Windows XP to the masses
• Why this vote is really important to keep abreast of
• After two years, Yahoo pulls the plug on their podcast directory

other tech stories that caught me I this week:

• Although NBC and Apple are fueding, iTunes will sale new shows from NBC
• Bugs in OpenOffice application may show up in other OS systems
• New cell phones in the T-Mobile line up.
• Just like the new show Fall line up so are new Fall gadgets
• Google searching for new bandwith
• Apple and Nokia bumping heads maybe over Apple's iPhone?
• File system fixes for Apple's laptops
• Apple warning for people who wishes to unlock their iPhones
• Google and Microsoft quarrel of DoubleClick
• Security patches for iPhone
• Palm Centro for Sprint gets official
• Over 200 grand of fines for sharing a little over 24 songs...whoa
• Did this man pants "really" catch on fire or is he a liar?
• Kim Jong Il...the internet...'nuff said
• Internet Explorer 7 without WGA...that's good but I'm still not switching
• And I thought it was just me that was noticing that some of my regular mail is winding up in my spam folder
• Should Yahoo be split into different companies?
  

tech tips: Geek tool box
you can put it either on a thumb drive or cd

music folder
media monkey
winamp 5.5


productivity/utility folder
foxit pdf reader
abiWord
OpenOffice
winzip

A Must Have
dban
windows xp service pack 2

security folder
avg anti virus
lavasoft ad-aware
spybot
avg anti-spyware

browser folder
mozilla firefox
opera
theWorld

software picks/website picks:

better Gmail
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4866

pimp my safari
http://pimpmysafari.com/

great little plug in for recording
internet radio streams
Streamripper

Music Showcased:

Jonathan Butler....Barenese
Steely Dan....Almost Gothic
William Ackerman...Visiting

Underscore music for this week
Craig Chaquico....Arizona Daybreak(underscore for tech tips/software picks)
Peter White....The View From Your Window(underscore for tech tips/software picks)
Earl Klugh....Move(underscore for tech news)

Intro music provided by ToddKelley aka Big La (flowink.com)